New baby-naming app helps parents avoid stripper names

The slogan for a new baby-naming app called Nametrix: Babies need names but maybe not stripper names. (Getty)

Today’s new parents don’t just pull names for their babies out of hats. They consult a wide array of sources for information and inspiration to help them pick that perfect moniker that will set their child on a path to Harvard or Hollywood fame. Books, sites and apps offer up dizzying lists of ideas, from Atticus and Amelia to ZaZa and Zane. These resources will provide the lowdown on a specific names’ origins and popularity and will remind you which celebrities or sports stars were given that name.

Now, there’s a new app called Nametrix that will tell how much of a “stripper name” a given name is. The P-Star Quotient as Nametrix calls it, “is based on ratios of actors in adult films vs. non-adult films and is pretty interesting stuff.”

Here’s a look at those names with especially high P-Star ratings.

The app can also tell you whether a name is more popular among Republicans (Chad and Claire) or Democrats (Roosevelt and Harmony) and help you identify the top names in specific professions.